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OFFICERS President: Kevin Lancaster President-Elect: Danny Davila Secretary: Greg Rabaey Treasurer: Josh Little & Stephen Bentley Sergeant At Arms: Immediate Past President Sarah Carriker VP Club Service Kristin Stephens VP Community Service Danny Davila VP Vocational Service Jesus Chavez VP International Service Audrey & John Cochran VP Youth Service Rick Hoffman Member-At-Large Mark Dietz Member-At-Large Paul Ott

SPECIAL PROJECT CHAIRS Bulletin Harold Coleman Communications Sheila Allee Kershaw Early Act First Knight Tim Buckley Endowment Chair John Voss Foundation Ken Dickensheets Fundraising Sarah Carriker Membership Beatriz Zilveti & Don Shindler Past Presidents Council Photographers Hanspeter Tobler & Oliver Smith PolioPlus Kent Miller Program Committee David Davis Website Sheila Allee-Kershaw Weekly Meeting Volunteers Brigitte Benquet

At last week’s meeting, Rick Naylor (l) became the newest member of NW Austin Rotary. Rick is a transfer from Austin Centennial and was sponsored by President Kevin Lancaster, shown pinning Rick. As usual, Jim Henry (r) performed the induction.

photo by Hanspeter Tobler

Rotary’s “4-Way Test":

1. Is it the TRUTH? 3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? 2. Is it FAIR to all concerned? 4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

ROTARY CLUB OF NORTHWEST AUSTIN Friday, June 2, 2017 – 7:00 A.M. Meeting at Balcones Country Club

Call to Order – Kevin Lancaster, President June is Rotary Fellowship Month

TODAY’S PROGRAM AT OUR LAST MEETING Mary Reynolds, “Early Act First Knight” Anna McGuire-Johndrow, “Life in Cuba”

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

“Life is a long lesson in humility.”

James M. Barrie

NEWS & EVENTS Today, Mary Reynolds will tell us about Rotary’s Early Act First Knight program for school students. Mary is a retired elementary/ special ed

teacher from the AISD and RRISD. She is currently President of Around Austin Inc., a Destination Management company that has served Austin

for more than 27 years. Mary has served on many business and community organizations in the Austin area. She has been a member of the Austin Rotary Club for 20 years and serves as VP of Community

Service and as the District EAFK Chair. As a Rotarian, Mary has been honored with the Austin Community service award, Roll of Fame, RI

Service Above Self Award and is a Major Donor.

PLEASE BE RESPECTFULL TO OUR SPEAKERS: TURN CELL PHONES OFF OR TO VIBRATE AND LISTEN! THANK YOU!

Greeter: Bill Estes

Prayer & Pledge: Paul Ott Sunshine Basket: Sandy Wahl 50/50 Ticket Sales: Don Shindler

Setup: Jim Clements

Looking Forward (speakers are also listed on our website): Next Week: Sandra Molinari, Community Education Director of SAFE June 16 Jimmy Flannigan, Austin City Council Member District 6

June 23 Michael Gill, “Senior Living in Austin”

JUNE Birthdays 22 Audrey Cochrane

Are there any other June birthdays?

JUNE Club Anniversaries 01 Hanspeter Tobler (39) 01 Tim Buckley (29)

01 Tom Perkins (29) 03: David Lott (12)

12 Emma Sue Smallwood (2) 17: Tom Applegate (37) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

WEBSITES TO KNOW: Club Website: http://www.nwaustinrotary.club

Club Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/nwaustinrotary Club Fruit Sale Website: rotaryfruit.org

District 5870: http://www.rotarydistrict5870.org/ Rotary International: http://www.rotary.org/

MAKE-UP MEETING LOCATIONS: due to frequent changes in

club meeting times and places, go to the District 5870 website and click on the When and Where Clubs Meet link under the Clubs tab for a list

of area club meeting places and times. Online Rotary Club makeup: www.rotaryeclubone.org

At last week’s meeting, Anna McGuire-Johndrow, a member of the Austin Centennial club, gave a presentation entitled, "Memories of

the Cuban Revolution or How I Met Fidel Castro and Got Into Advertising." Anna gave us her perspective on "life in Cuba,"

drawing upon her knowledge of the Cuban Revolution and how it still impacts current affairs. Anna's career in advertising spanned three decades in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Her family moved to

Cuba during the Cuban Revolution where she met Castro.

Greeter: Tom Perkins

Prayer & Pledge: Allan Adams Sunshine Basket: Joe Ramirez

50/50 Ticket Sales: Hanspeter Tobler Setup: David Benjamin Humorist Emeritus: Kent Miller

NOTE: Unless otherwise announced, Sunshine Basket proceeds are split between PolioPlus and TRF Annual Fund.

Member Attendance: 49 (of 95 active)

50:50 Pot Winner: Tom Perkins ($37)

Rotary Minutes • Jim Henry inducted Rick Naylor, sponsored by Kevin Lancaster. • Susanne Wilson, of Water to Thrive, presented a plaque to Kent

Miller of NW Austin Rotary for sponsoring a global grant for 12 water wells in Ethiopia.

• Mr. & Mrs. Patel from Bombay Rotary Club exchanged shawls

from their country for a banner from our club. • Members of the VandeGrift Interact Club told us about their

service projects.

Visiting Rotarians

Mr. & Mrs. Patel – Bombay, India Jerry Chapman – Cedar Park

Eileen Coleman – Austin Centennial Mike Hanley – Austin Westlake

Don Tompkins – Austin Downtown

Other Visitors & Guests Tom Rabaey (of Greg Rabaey) Wayne Hegwood (of Kevin Lancaster)

Spoorthi Kamepalli, Navya Janga, Ashiqa Momin & Rena Liang (of VandeGrift Interact Club)

Susanne Wilson, Ed & Rennie Scharlau (of Water to Thrive)

Club Member Make-ups Don Shindler - Port Aransas (5/18) Kent Miller – Ithaca, NY (5/10 & 5/17) Tim Buckley – NXNE Austin (5/17)

Joe Ramirez – NXNE Austin (5/24) Gene Holiman – District Conference (5/19-21), Installation

Meeting (5/19 & Austin Centennial (5/22)

UPCOMING NWAR EVENTS Jun 9 NWAR Board Meeting

Jun 16 House of Friends Gala, Bethany UMC Church Jun 23 Installation Picnic, Marquee Events

Upcoming District Events & Important Dates Jun 10-14 RI Conference, Atlanta, GA

Jun 17 DG & Club Leaders Installation Luncheon, Reunion Ranch - SAVE THE DATE!

Online Registration for DG Installation Luncheon Our club is hosting the District Governor Installation luncheon for our

own Gene Holiman on June 17th. Let's show him some love and make sure he begins the new Rotary year knowing he has our support! Please make plans to join us Saturday, June 17th, 11:30am-

2:00pm at Reunion Ranch, 850 CR 255, Georgetown, TX.

BBQ is on the menu and the dress is casual. Tickets are $40 per

adult. Let's have a great showing from NW Austin Rotary! Link to register:

http://rotarydistrict5870.org/60098/Page/ShowSitePage?ClassCode=SitePage&Slug=district-installation-banquet

Thank you, Sarah Carriker, 512-496-5700

House of Friends American Songbook Benefit Gala Friday, June 16, 2017

Time: 6:30 PM

Bethany U. M. C. Worship Center The evening features Austin’s Kris Kimura Quartet playing American classics through the decades, scrumptious hor d’oeuvres and

desserts, and a prize drawing. Special thanks to major sponsor, the Austin Jazz Society.

Advance Tickets Reservation: $35 Tickets at the Door: $40

All proceeds from American Songbook will benefit House of Friends, a FREE respite program for those with early stages of dementia. This weekly social program provides a supported day for the

dementia participant and offers the family caregiver a much needed respite from their 24/7 caregiver role. Socialization, exercise,

singing, games and a healthy meal are part of this therapeutic day. Please join us in this annual fundraiser to benefit the non-profit House of Friends. For more information, contact:

Mindy, 512-771-6520 or Susie, 512-258-6017 x254

THE ROTARY FOUNDATION CENTENNIAL The Rotary Foundation turns 100 in 2016-17! Our Foundation

stands at the forefront of humanitarian service, having supported thousands of projects to provide clean water, fight disease, promote peace, and provide basic education - as well as the historic project

dedicated to eradicating polio worldwide.

What is EAFK? Early Act First Knight® (or EAFK) is a powerful, daily character

education program for elementary and middle schools, made available by The Knights of The Guild and many Rotary Clubs.

Created by Dr. Randall Parr, EAFK creatively teaches and motivates students to become more civil, service-oriented people during their most formative years.

Themed around the exciting world of gallant knights and chivalry, we use a combination of proprietary educational elements to

introduce a new kind of learning experience. These elements include:

• year-round campus visits by our staff knights in medieval armor;

• live-action dramatic presentations at schools featuring knights and horses;

• student service project guidance by local Rotarian leaders;

• an exclusive web-based curriculum with daily, ten-minute lessons;

• colorful school-wide student knighting ceremonies; • parent education;

• faculty training in program implementation;

• excellent client support; • up to 100% financial sponsorship for qualified schools.

EAFK is unlike any other character-building program. Bringing

together excellent academics, professional theater and practical guidance from one of the largest service organizations in the world

makes character education fascinating for students to learn, easy for busy teachers to instruct, popular with parents, and amazingly effective.

Knights of The Guild EAFK is owned and

operated by The Knights of The Guild, an

educational subsidiary of The Randall Parr

Organization, Inc. Managing EAFK's daily national activities,

Knights of The Guild also provides the curriculum,

staffing, scheduling, show productions, trained horses and

logistical support that makes EAFK unique.

Visit The Knights online at www.randallparr.com or at: http://www.eafk.org/